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The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast

Korean dark history, ghost tales, folklore, serial killers, true crime, and more. You are about to discover why Korea has the spookiest stories and darkest history.Folklorist Shawn and history buff Joe delve into Korea"s gruesome stories of massacres, betrayals, and blood. It"s like "Game of Thrones" in Asia. We share our passion for Korea and its struggles throughout time. If you enjoy shows like "Kingdom," this is the podcast for you. Even if you know nothing about Korea, its history will become

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50:13

Sinkholes!

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/11/06

Send us a textWatch your step! That sinkhole is a doozy. We explore the growing concerns of sinkholes in Korea, what causes them, and how to spot one before it collapses. Starting at just $5/month, get a lot of great extra content by going to our Patreon Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comCold Case Western AustraliaThey're the crimes that continue to haunt grieving family members and the wider...Listen on...

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50:03

Monkey Business

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/10/30

Send us a textExplore the role of monkeys in Korean folklore and culture in relation to the Chinese zodiac. Discover their symbolism, myths, and modern interpretations in this episode!Media recommendationsMonkey ShinesThe Monkey’s Paw (WW Jacobs story; Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode)Tales from the Crypt, ‘Last Respects’ Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe ...

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67:52

Korean Ghost Tales

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/10/23

Send us a textShawn and Joe have more traditional Korean ghost stories and urban legends for this year.Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshEva SikoraRon ChangMackenzie MooreMinseok LeeHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasJosephine RydbergDevin...

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46:58

The Dark Side of iGoBart

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/10/16

Send us a textGuest: Bart van GenugteniGoBart (YouTube)Welcome to My Dong (YouTube)iGoBart (Instagram)Bart van Genugten of YouTube’s “Welcome to My Dong” discusses some of the darker experiences he’s had creating his praised series about exploring every neighborhood of Seoul.My Map of Seoul Was Vandalized: What Really HappenedVideos with both Joe and ShawnWhy Foreigners are Fascinated by Korea's Abandoned NeighborhoodsVideos with JoeA Korean Market that even Gangsters keep their hands offI at...

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52:14

Welcome to Bart’s Dong

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/10/09

Send us a textGuest: Bart van GenugteniGoBart (YouTube)Welcome to My Dong (YouTube)iGoBart (Instagram)Bart van Genugten of YouTube’s “Welcome to My Dong” discusses the genesis of his acclaimed series and how it’s become a valuable time capsule of the changing city.My Map of Seoul Was Vandalized: What Really HappenedVideos with both Joe and ShawnWhy Foreigners are Fascinated by Korea's Abandoned NeighborhoodsVideos with JoeA Korean Market that even Gangsters keep their hands offI ate Korean Co...

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63:05

Ask Us Anything... Again

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/10/02

Send us a textWhat is the oldest mention of ghosts in Korea? Korean food without spicy peppers? And more. You sent us questions, we send you answers! Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshEva SikoraRon ChangMackenzie MooreMinseok LeeHunt...

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64:24

What Happened in Korea During Shogun | Fall of...

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/09/25

Send us a textThe Emmy Award winning TV series and novel Shogun took place right after the Imjin Wars. What was happening in Korea and Japan during this period?Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshEva SikoraRon ChangMackenzie MooreMinseok Le...

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74:04

Arrested Redevelopment

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/09/18

Send us a textBuild it and they will come. Until you build it again. We explore the Korean government’s sometimes harmful fascination with redevelopment, gentrification, and fake heritage. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve M...

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50:51

Deepfake Porn: Korea’s New Crisis

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/09/13

Send us a textThe growth of AI has its advantages, but like all new technology, it isn’t always used in benevolent ways. From blackmail to porn, we explore growing issues of deepfakes and adversarial AI in Korea. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon Hi...

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55:00

True Crime Summer 2024

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/09/04

Send us a textSummer 2024 was one of the hottest on record in Korea. It wasn’t only the temperatures that were heating up, crime was sizzling, too. Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comSupport the showJoin our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Pitch your idea here. https://www.darksideofseoul.com/expats-of...

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92:55

True Crime Summer: Hidden Sex Cams

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/08/28

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.Reuters dubbed Korea “The Global Epicentre of Spy Cams.” How bad is it? Why is it so bad? And what can you do to fight this?Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comSupport the Show.Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Pitch your...

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72:05

True Crime Summer: Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul -...

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/08/27

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.What was true about Yoo Young-Chul and what was urban myth? How badly did the authorities mess this up? Have things changed? We analyze what the psych and criminology experts have written about this case.Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comSupport the Show.Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tou...

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47:04

True Crime Summer: Caught a Predator

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/08/24

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.What do you do when you feel your child is being targeted by a sexual predator? We talk to a parent who relates his harrowing ordeal. Must listen!Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comSupport the Show.Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darkside...

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62:07

True Crime Summer: The Cyanide Killer

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/08/23

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.In the mid-1980s, people were randomly collapsing and dying around Seoul. Or was it random? Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your comic at DarkSideOfSeoul.comSupport the Show.Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Pitch your idea here. https://www.dar...

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63:37

True Crime Summer: The Death That Changed Seoul’s...

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/07/31

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.In early 2008, an English teacher and his girlfriend were killed in an apartment fire. It was a turning point in the disparate expat community. Many of the charity and fundraising groups we see now started here. But is that the whole story?We talk about Bill Kapoun and more mysterious passings in this episode.CreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel Bono...

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70:13

True Crime Summer: Cho Doo-soon & Sex Crime Law Failures

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/07/24

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.Korea’s most notorious criminal is set to be released in late 2020. Only recently has the “I was drunk” defense been scrapped as an accepted excuse for sex crimes. We explore the problematic legal and cultural barriers to effective sex crime prevention in Korea. **WARNING** We do not suggest the episode for people recovering from sexual abuse.CreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by Sora...

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61:37

True Crime Summer: Prison Break 1988

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/07/17

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.Prisoners escape and end up becoming folk heroes. How did this happen? This is a story that many have forgotten until now. CreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Eva SikoraRon ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily UmbaughJosephine RydbergDavid Weath...

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32:57

True Crime Summer: The Jijon Crime Family

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/07/10

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to True Crime Summer, our best true crime episodes.They were a gang of ex-convicts who went on a serial murder rampage in the mid-1990s and showed no remorse. Some even practiced cannibalism on their victims.CreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Eva SikoraRon ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily Umbaug...

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70:35

True Crime Summer: Prince Sado, The Royal Serial Killer

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/07/04

Send us a Text Message.Prince Sado’s tale has been told through TV and film. Living in the 1700s, he got away with many killings and cruel acts. Yet there are others who say he himself was a victim. Listen as we delve into the life and legends of one of Korea’s most notorious royal members and how his death marked the beginning of the end of the Joseon dynasty.Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darks...

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52:58

Women Ghosts of Jeju Island

The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast ·

2024/06/26

Ghosts are everywhere, so they say. But perhaps no place in Korea is more haunted than Jeju Island. But these aren’t just ghosts. They’re goddesses. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Eva SikoraRon Cha...

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